Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-18
BANKER RAwsON,s WOUND.
SOmeWh0 Like Garfield's-The Dying
Man said to Have Sent for His Wife.

A Chicago special to the Philadelphia Press last
night says: stephen W. Rawson, the millionaire
banker, who was shot by his seventeen-year-old
stepson Ralp w. Slaymaker, at the Third Presby-
terrain church Sunday, is still alive. consulta-
ton OF the leading surgeons Of the city was held
this afternoon, and as the ball near the vertebrB
direction somewhat similar to that which caused
President Garfields DEATH the surgeons propose to
open the body. This affords the only, but des-
perate, chance OF the wounded mans survival. A
rumor that Mrs. Rawson is likely to be arrested as
an accessory to the crime is directly traceable to
proceedings that they expected Mrs Rawson
would herself shoot her husband. That Mrs. Raw
son had no knowledge OF her sons murderous In
tention when he left her has been clearly estao-
lished, and the public sympathy is decidedly in
favor Of the boy and his mother.
does not die the charge against the Young man
Will be attempted murder, but, he being under
eighteen years OF age, cannot be sent to the peni-
Tertiary, and, as he Is over sixteen years Of age
he is too old to send to the reform school for the
onense. The most severe punishment that can be
inflicted on him will be eighteen months in the
house OF correction"
Young Slaymaker was seen in his cell this after
noon. He exclaimed In reference to the report as
to his mothers probable arrest: '.Arrest my
mother? What fools they are. She was as innO-
cent OF my intentions as you. The next move, l
suppose, will be to jail my dear little eleven-year
old sister at Washington as an accOmplice. They
want TO Jail us all so as to prevent US from getting
fair trial. oh, God! If they will only let my
The RawSon residence has been barricaded all
day. Hundreds Of curious people fingered In the
neighborhood, and it is with the greatest difficulty
| the crowds can be kept away. The front steps
| were stained with blood from the wounds OF the
unhappy man as he was carried to his apartments
yesterday. A heavy beam was laid in front of the
entrance and guards are employed patroling the
sidewalk. Mrs. RawsOn has made no attempt TO
see her dying husband, but it Is said he has sent
| for her tonight, wishing TO speak to her.
| DETECTIVES WHO CAME TO WASHINGTON TO GET EvI-
DENCE AGAINST THE WIFE.
A telegram from this city to the New York Sun
| says: Mrs Rawson whose son, w. X. Lee shot his
stepfather In Chicago, Is well known in Washing
| ton. She came here about ten years ago. and
through the influence OF several wealthy citizens
| or New orleans obtained a position in the issue
and gazette division OF the Patent Office She was
| person to get along with. Her temper was little
bad, and she had the reputation OF being some
| what vindictive and revengeful. She was per-
| son that no one could take an advantage Of on
| one occasion Chief Clerk Duryea attempted to
compel her to do certain work which she did not
regard as in her line of duty. There was short,
hot fight, and then Mrs. Lee came out with flying
colors. While In washington Mrs. Lee lived in q
nicely furnished house on Thirteenth, between G
and streets. She frequently invited her friends
| to spend evenings with her, and all were or the
opinion that she was a very eSttmable lady as
s6 as sf nav er youih VINO
some face won for him many praises among the
ladies In his mothers Office. Young Lee appeared
to have great regard for his mother, and was
her almost constant companion. He was regarded
| as a very smart boy, and many older persons took
great fancy TO him. The little girl, too, was a
| pretty child but as her mother was almost con-
| stantly employed, she did not have the opportu-
nifty OF bringing her up she desired.
Last winter several unknown men made their
appearance in the corridors Of the Interior De-
| partment. They gOssiped with the lady clerks
and made themselves as agreeable as possible.
| One OF them even took pretty girl-whO, by the
way, was friend Of Mrs. LeeS-tO the theater
| several times. The two had elegant Suppers and
all the gilt-edged enjoyments OF Washington life.
The lady clerks all wondered why all the men were
| SO anxious to dis over something about Mrs. Lee,
who had long since resigned, and was understood
| to have married very happily In Chicago. After
| considerable diminishing one OF the lady clerks
discovered the secret and sounded the alarm.
| The men were Chicago detectives, and had been
| sent to Washington TO look up Mrs. Lees record
| and get evidence against her TO Use in the then
pending divorce case. The detectives told one
| man VINO claimed to know something about the
object OF their search that IL did not matter
whether the story was true not; they only
wanted something to take back to their employer,
Mr. RawSOn. AS far as employees OF the Patent
Ofice were concerned the detectives were CON-
PEELED to go home empty handed. The shooting
affair has Occasioneda great deal OF excitement In
Department circles, and is the talk or the hour in
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